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Community Missions opens ‘My Brothers House’ 24 hour shelter to help during the summer

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- To offer support for those in need, Community Missions launched its "My Brothers House" 24-hour shelter program.

The shelter will provide a place for those who lack housing to stay, to help them find a permanent housing situation.

"We don't force them to come into the shelter, but we try to make it appealing versus going and sitting in jail," Community Missions Executive Director Rachael Bittiker said. There's still work to be done around it. This is the first step, getting the shelter open and have someone have it available for individuals that want to come in."

Community Missions ran a cold-weather shelter earlier this year, but now the shelter and its efforts are here to stay.

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Patrick Holleron joined News-Press NOW as a multimedia journalist and anchor in February 2025. Prior to coming to Missouri, Patrick had lived in a many different states including New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Washington, and Arizona.

He completed his bachelor’s in Media and Communication at the University of Washington in June 2023 and his masters from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in Sports Journalism in December 2024.

One of the most memorable events Patrick covered during his time in school was the 2025 Chick-fil-A Peach between the Arizona State Sun Devils and Texas Longhorns at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. This game was one of the first in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

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